October 14, 2008

ASAD-RADWAN MAKES IT TWO STRAIGHT WEEKS ON THE NATIONAL STAGE
Junior named to Soccer America’s National Team of the Week

RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia Commonwealth University men’s soccer team is just over half into its 2008 campaign and already the trophy case is filling up as for the second straight week junior Forsan Asad-Radwan (Amman, Jordan) earned a spot on the National Team of the Week, this time it was for Soccer America’s elite squad.

It marked the third time this season that the Black and Gold has been honored on a national team of the week with Asad-Radwan’s two honors and senior Gerson Dos Santos (Sao Paulo, Brazil) earning a spot earlier in the year.

To go along with the national recognition, VCU has garnered three of the past four CAA Player of the Week awards, including Asad-Radwan this past week.

The James River graduate had an outstanding week on the pitch, having a hand in all three of the Rams’ goals, while leading VCU to a pair of crucial road CAA victories over James Madison (1-0) and William & Mary (2-1 in double overtime).

With just 16 total appearances leading up to the Hofstra game on October 4th, Asad-Radwan responded at the opportunity to start by reeling off four goals in the three games since and helping the Rams to a 3-1 record in conference play and an overall mark of 7-4.

This past week, he scored VCU’s lone goal in a thrilling 1-0 road win at James Madison. It was the first time all season the Dukes had been beaten at home.

He followed that up with a second-half goal against William & Mary that evened the game at 1-1, then he assisted on classmate’s Jorit Loehr (Bremen, Germany) in the second overtime to give the Black and Gold a pivotal 2-1 road win over the Tribe, which had previously been ranked No.19 in the NCAA RPI report.

Asad-Radwan now is tied for the team lead with four goals and sits third on the squad with nine points on the season.

“Forsan has been outstanding for us,” Head Coach Tim O’Sullivan said. “He has given us a constant source of energy and passion, which has ignited the whole team to play better.”

Asad-Radwan and his teammates are back in action Wednesday evening as they host the Seahawks of UNC Wilmington in a 7 p.m. contest at VCU's Sports Backers Stadium.